vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8728: Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 12, 2017 | Sep 12, 2017 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 12, 2017
Added
Sep 12, 2017
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Windows PDF Library handles objects in memory, aka "Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8737.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4038781microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4038783microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4038782microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4038788microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4038786microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4038793microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4038782msft-kb4038786-2ac4d3a4-287f-4f33-bb61-b7b81245f55bmsft-kb4038786-793b7e3e-090e-472e-b275-b520b5832a77msft-kb4038793-8c3d7238-564c-4ed3-ae6f-e3d9881f6f5fmsft-kb4038793-d97e9753-f904-44d9-87a2-35cbf248aef4
References
- BID-100739
- CVE-2017-8728
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-8728
- CWE-119
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4038781
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4038782
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4038783
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4038786
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4038788
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/4038793
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